Table 1: List of plant reported in Ayurveda as Vajikaran Rasayan.

Serial
Hindi name Botanical name Family Parts use Uses
number

Anacyclus Vajikaran,
1 Akarkara Asteraceae Dried roots
pyrethrum DC Balakarka
Juglans regia Dried Vrsya, Bala,
2 Akharot Juglandaceae
Linn. cotylcdous Sukral
Zingiber
3 Adarakha Zingiberaceae Fresh rhizomes Vrsya
officinalis Rosc.
Elcipta alba Balya,
4 Bhrngaraja Asteraceae Whole plant
nassle Rasayana
Manduka Bacopa Dried whole
5 Scrophularaceae Rasayana
parni monnieri Linn. plant
Punica Sukralya,
6 Anar Punicaceae Dried seed
granatum Linn. Balya
Gmeline Rasayana,
7 Gambhari Verbenaceae Dried fruit
arborea Roxb. Sukrala
Saccharum
8 Ganna officinarum Podceae Dried stem Vrsya, Balya
Linn.
Sesbana sesbanl Fresh & dried
9 Jayata Fabaceae Rasayana
Linn. root
Asteracantha Whole plant Baiya, Vrsya,
10 Talmakhana Acanthaceae
longifolia Nees seed Vajikarna
Solanum Dried whole Rasayana,
11 Makoya Solanaceae
nigrum Linn. plant Vrsya
Feronia limonia Dried pulp of
12 Kaitha Rutaceae Vrsya
Linn. mature fruit
Madhuca Sukrala,
13 Mahuwa Saptoceae Flower
indica Balya
Butea
Dried stem
14 Tesu monosperma Fabaceae Vrsya
bark
Lam.
Gandha Paederia
15 Rubiaceae Whole plant Vrsya
prasarini foetida Linn.
Buchanania
16 Piyal Anacardiaceae Seed Vrsya, Bala
lanzan Spreng
Oryza sativa Balya,
17 Chaval Poaceae Dried root
Linn. Rasayana
18 Shankhapusphi Convolvulus Convolulacea Whole plant Balya,
pluricaulis Rasayana
Chois
Sliced & dried Sukralya,
Pueraria
19 Vidari kanda Leguminosae pieces of Balya,
tuberosa DC
tuberous root Rasayana
Aconitum
20 Basanaay Ranunculaceae Dried roots Rasayana
Chasmanthum
Hordeum
21 Jav Poaceceae Dried fruit Vrsya, Balya
vulgare Linn.
Emblica Fresh fruit
22 Amla Euphorbiaceae Vrsya, Rasayna
officinalis pulp
Pterocarpus
23 Vijayasara marsupium Leguminosae Heart wood Rasayna
Roxb.
Withania Vajikarana,
Dried mature
24 Asagandha somnifera Solanaceae Balya,
roots
Dunal Rasayana
Abutilon
25 Kunghi Malvaceae Roots Balya, Vrsya
indicum Linn.
26 Bela Aegle marmelos Rutaceaeae Ripe fruit Balya
Tribulus
27 Gokhru Zygophyllaceae Root fruit Vrsya
terrestris Linn.
Tinospora Balya,
28 Giloe Menispermaceae Stem
Cordifolia Rasayana
Commiphora
29 Gugal Burseraceae Exudate Balya
wightii
Terminallia
30 Harad Combretaceae Mature fruit Rasayana
chebula Retz
Myristica
31 Jaiphal Myristicaceae Dried seeds Vrsya
fragraus
Gossypium
32 Kapasa herbaceum Malvaceae Seed Vrsya
Linn.
Scirpus kysoor
33 Kasesu Cyperaceae Rhizome Sukra
Roxb.
Pandanus
Balya,
34 Kerada tectorius Pandanaceae Root
Rasayana
sokmel
Foeniculum
35 Saunt Umbelliferae Ripe fruit Balya
Vulgare Mill
Cannabis sativa
36 Bhaang Cannabaceae Dried leaves Vajikara
Linn.
 Glycyrrhiza
37 Mulethi Leguminosae Root Balya, Vrsya
glabra Linn.
Cissus
38 Hadjod quadrangularis Vitaceae Dried stem Vrsya
Linn.
Mucuna
39 Kewandr Fabaceae Mature seed Balya, Vrsya
prurita Hook.
Vitis vinifera Dried mature
40 Munkka Vitaceae Vrsya
Linn. fruit
Ricinus
41 Evana communis Euphorbiaceae Fresh leaf Vrsya
Linn.
Martynia
42 Bichu hathjori Martyniaceae Dried seed Rasayan
annua Linn.
Lillum
43 Kakoli polyphyllum Liliaceae Tuberous root Sukrala
D.Don
Nelumbo
44 Kamal kand Nymphaeaceae Rhizome Vrsya
nucifera Gaertn
Saccharum
45 Kasa spontaneum Poaceae Root stock Vrsya, Bala
Linn.
Nymphaea alba
46 Kui Nymphaeaceae Dried owers Balya
Linn.
Allium sativum Balya, Vrsya,
47 Lahasun Liliaceae Bulb
Linn. Rasayna
Sida rhomifolia Sukra,
48 Pitabala Malvaceae Dried root
Linn. Balya
Rubia cordifolia Vrsya,
49 Manjitha Rubiaceae Stem
Linn. Rasanyana
Teramnus
50 Mashvan Fabaceae Whole plant Balya, Vrsya
iabialis Spreny
Lens culinaris
51 Masur Fabaceae Dried seeds Balya
medic
Piper betle
52 Pan Piperaceae Leaf Balya, Vrsya
Linn.
Cocos nucifera Dried
53 Nariyal Arecaceae Balya, Vrsya
Linn. endosperm
Petrocarpus
Rakta
54 santalinus Fabaceae Heard wood Balya, Vrsya
chandana
Linn.
55 Sarivan Desmodium Fabaceae Dried root Balya, Vrsya
gangetium DC
 Oryza sativa
56 Chaval Poaceae Dried fruit Vrsya
Linn.
Saccharum
57 Sarkand bengalense Poaceae Root Balya, Vrsya
Retz.
Rosa centifolia
58 Gulab Rosaceae Dried ower Sukra
Linn.
Dalbergia sissoo
59 Seesam Fabaceae Stem bark Balya
Roxb.
Taxus baccata
60 Jhuner Taxaceae Dried leaf Sukravarahake
Linn.
Santalum
61 Safed chandan Santalaceae Heart wood Vrsya
album Linn.
Borassus Male
62 Tal Araceae Vrsya
abellifer Linn. in orescence
Lagenaria
63 Louki Cucurbitaceae Fresh fruit Vrsya
siceraria
Nymphaea
64 Neel kanal Nymphaeaceae Dried ower Rasayana
stellata Willd

e meanings of the Sanskrit words are Vrsya: increase sexual potential; Rasayan: that nourishes
body, boosts immunity, and helps to keep the body and mind in best of health. Balya: that acts as
vitilizer; Sukra: increase sperm count.